kaph

English

Alternative forms

kaf
kap

Etymology

From Hebrew כָּף‎ (kaf, “kaph”), from Proto-Semitic *kapp- (“palm, hand”) (Akkadian 𒀉 (kappu(m)), Hebrew כַּף‎ (kaf, “hand/foot”), Arabic كَفّ‎ (kaff), Ugaritic 𐎋𐎔 (kp))

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɑːf/, /kæf/

Noun

kaph (plural kaphs)

The eleventh letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

Translations

Hebrew letter

Arabic: كَاف‎ (ar) m (kāf)
Catalan: caf (ca) f
Finnish: kaf (fi)
Hebrew: כָּף‎ (he) (kaf)
Italian: kaf m or f

Malay: kaf
Persian: کاف‎ (fa) (kâf)
Russian: каф (ru) m (kaf), (Arabic letter) кяф m (kjaf)
Yiddish: כּף‎ m or f (kof)